Environment & Outdoors

Smiling man next to a large home telescope

After a little break (of 25 years or so) Bob King is celebrating his retirement with a return to The North 103.3's airwaves!After almost 40 years with the Duluth News Tribune, Bob is now retired. But scratch a print guy and you'll find a radio guy; King and then-UMD Planetarium Director Glen Langhorst hosted Startalk on KUMD for several years in the early '90s.Listen for Astro Bob every other Tuesday at 8am on Northland Morning.

Astro Bob's Backyard Astronomy: Tales from the Eclipse and Looking Forward to the Great Diamond

The North 103.3 | By Luke Moravec

Published April 16, 2024 at 9:12 AM CDT

Image of an illustrated star map focused on the Great Diamon; several labeled stars, shadows of mythological constellation symbols in the background

Although there's a full moon in the near future, and the Great Diamond is coming into good view in the night sky, the recent cosmic highlight is undoubtedly the solar eclipse. Bob King ventured south and took to the ocean in order to maximize his chances of getting the view (and story) of a lifetime.

You can hear Astro Bob's Backyard Astronomy every other Tuesday at 8:20am on Northland Morning.